My husband Carl McLuhan who is a wonderful writer and pianist and thinker.

Artists : Gerhard Richter, Lucian Freud, Pierre Bonnard.

My parents who are 93 and 91 and survived WWII and faced many challenges but remain positive.

#3 What do you think about when alone in your car?

Being a kinder driver.

How beautiful the sky looks.

Paying attention to the road.

#4 Share a life lesson you learn?

Be kinder than necessary - always. Every person I meet is facing a challenge about which I know nothing.

#5 Favorite period of history?

I am currently fascinated by the period 1930 - 55 ( just before, during and the decade right after the Second World War.)

#6 What projects are you working on right now?

I am learning about video and sound editing and I have a commission for a public artwork to honour search and rescue workers in the province of British Columbia.

#7 Describe your personal style.

Now THAT is a toughie to answer ! I worked with traditional art media and tools for forty years before switching to digital painting apps three years ago. I think " explorer and experimenter " would best describe what I try to do.

#8 What tech tools do you use in your work?

I paint digitally ( no stylus ) on my iPad and iPhone using the apps Procreate, ArtStudio and Art Rage. I also use SparkPost and SparkVideo and iMovie for text and video editing.

#9 When did you know you'd found your calling?

44 years ago while I was studying in France I discovered an overwhelming need to draw and paint. It took me totally by surprise!

#10 What's your super power?

Silence.

#11 Peanut Butter: Creamy or Chunky?

I love Creamy on hot buttered toast.

#12 What makes you happy?

Being with my loved ones.

Sharing meals.

Puppies and Dogs

#13 What do you do to relax?

Take 45 minute walks on trails near the Pacific.

#14 Your place of birth?

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

#15 Favorite artist or art movement?

See #2

#16 Share a funny moment from your career?

A nervous kindergarten kid during a Christmas concert nativity scene who began pulling on his balloon/udder as one of the cows in the manger. The audience started laughing and couldn't stop and he didn't have a clue!